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how to upload picture in article 106.222.132.252 ( talk) 18:37, 17 January 2013 (UTC)
I am new one in Wikipedia, so i have no idea about how to add new article. I would like to add an article about Dr. VelukuttY Arayan, a multifarious genius who marked his foot prints in the history of Kerala. He was a social reformer, scholar, editor, litterateur, scientist, and physician who practiced all branches of medicine. An article in Wikipedia is very helpful to people to know more about Mr.Velukutty Aryan. So please help me to add a new article in Wikipedia. Paikrishnan ( talk) 05:29, 16 January 2013 (UTC)
Hi, I'm new to Wikipedia, and I have a question regarding section links.
I already know how to provide links in Wikipedia articles to sections of other articles, but how would I create a link to a section within one of these sections, such as one with a heading of "===(text)==="?
I would greatly appreciate your response.
JPaestpreornJeolhlna ( talk) 04:35, 20 January 2013 (UTC)JPaestpreornJeolhlna (즈팻프럴느 젏흘나) JPaestpreornJeolhlna ( talk) 04:35, 20 January 2013 (UTC)
for signup, how would I look at existing usernames? example wwwqwww 69.248.170.139 ( talk) 00:16, 20 January 2013 (UTC)
watch?v=Swund4B3-2k&list=PLO-lWlZQoUgvnAwawLZRZAOGEbi5ZOzb9
Put www.youtube.com/
in front of that page query. This is a playlist on YouTube describing how to use Wiki Markup.
Constructive criticism is welcome. Would this be useful for people who have not tried MediaWiki markup, or not? What can be improved?
In this video, we construct a new article known as interdimensional being, add some scholarly citations, and much more. We encourage newcomers to begin by editing existing articles, and then move on to creating articles (notable ones) only when they are experienced enough.
2 out of 4 videos have been uploaded as of this writing.
Thanks for any responses. -- Carrot Lord ( talk) 15:28, 19 January 2013 (UTC)
How appropriate is it to make major revisions to an article? I've been looking at trying to revise the article Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act for at least an hour now, and I'm not exactly sure where I should begin, since this is my first real attempt at trying to fix up a Wikipedia article. Part of me just wants to get in there and go all gung-ho English Professor on it, but I'd like to get some feedback from the rest of the Wikipedia community before I just start fixing huge chunks of an article. Henrythekittie ( talk) 07:15, 19 January 2013 (UTC)
I have tried 4 times to get a Wiki page accepted for the Bosman Twins. They are accomplished, EMMY Award Winners and are respected musicians within the Jazz Genre. Wikipedia has allowed pages for other jazz musicians with much less in terms of history and credentials. I am so confused. What am I doing wrong? I put a lot of work into the article and I don't want to lose this valuable history. How long can I keep the article in the sandbox as I find additional 3rd party sources to support my case?
108.203.30.123 ( talk) 02:27, 19 January 2013 (UTC)
If you take a look at the article on "Solomon Kimball House (Wenham, Massachusetts)" you'll see that the footnote reference numbers appear inline with text, but don't appear in the "Notes" section. What am I doing wrong? 108.20.20.229 ( talk) 01:03, 19 January 2013 (UTC)
YOU DID NOT PUT A REFLIST OR REFERENCES AT THE BOTTOM
My daughter has been part of two movies and her name appears both on IMDB and in Swedish Filminstitute database. The moviepage (Once upon a time in Phuket) has her name and when I tried to add very basic information about her this was deleted twice even though I made reference to both the sites. Why is this? All the other actors and actresses have their personal page so what is different? Erfo02 ( talk) 21:14, 17 January 2013 (UTC)
Hi! I've been working on a page about the Mandolin Society of Peterborough. I decided to put it through the Articles for Creation process to see what others thought about its notability. It didn't get that far, however. It was rejected because the reviewer said it sounded like an advertisement. I have read it over, and can't find any biased language or unsupported praise, so I'm not sure what I need to change in this respect. I'd welcome any advice. The page is at Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/Mandolin_Society. I've added a few more references since it was reviewed, and reorganized it a bit. Thanks, — Anne Delong ( talk) 18:30, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
This is to do with a problem with the graph chronology for next UK election. Note: when a small image appears, hover over it with your mouse to read the complete the sentence.
Ok, so this page has always had a chart but due to the continuous updates with the addition of new polls the chart needs updating every once in a while. This has meant that there are now an abundance of unwanted/out of date files on wikipedia, which should really belong in the chronology of the
. As you can see from the chronology all is well for the chronology of that page until it stops at May 2012, the final update.
The next image to be uploaded was a
, this chart and the
were used simultaneously for a period. That is until the data for 2011 and 2012 was updated to the
30px|talk page to accommodate the new format (due to the addition of UKIP's column). This is a recent occurance. I was the one that uploaded the new data a few days ago, I also created a
to see us through until we could get a new version of the favoured chart to cover May 2010-Present Day.
A
exists, this preceded my chart, it was made in error, I discovered the lines were too thick for interpretation, therefore this image needs to be deleted, as it is in effect a duplicate. I do not know how to delete this image, or suggest deletion, can someone help/delete it for me? I'll see to it that there are comments on that page.
Since my chart was uploaded, I have uploaded the data to the
talk page, for
User:Wavehunter to update the chart that preceded mine to include the data from 2010 and 2011. The reason for this is that Wavehunter's chart was the one that had consensus. In the meantime
Impru20 has uploaded
. Since then Wavehunter has uploaded his updated chart which is now (by consensus) the
.
To summarise what I need help with doing/for someone to do for me:
All of these listed graphs need to be added to the chronology of the
and not be as separate pages. In chronological order the follow should be added to the chronology:
Note: Please do not include: the
as it is useful on other pages and does not fit in the chronology (as does not include 2010or11!
I would really appreciate someone doing this for me, as I am likely to make a mistake with it being multiple edits and my 1st time doing this. Could you also leave a note explaining how to do this for future reference on the talk page for the benefit of myself and future editors.
I also want to know how to do this so that I can use my new skill on another page, I have another picture that I need to replace/update but I want to do it properly! So once I know what I'm doing and once someone has done this for me I will be able to see to things like this in the future.
Many Thanks Sheffno1gunner ( talk) 21:55, 13 January 2013 (UTC)
This didn't answer my question. I was indeed talking about the 2nd thing you described with thumbnails. Coud you please tell me how to link all thesem images under 1 thumbnal. All images apart from the 2012 image need to be included as they replace one another! How do you this? Or could you do it for me? Sheffno1gunner ( talk) 23:36, 18 January 2013 (UTC)
Basically in short: I want to know how to replace an image. There are a number of images on wiki, that replace one another other. I.e. instead of loading up a new seperate file (which is what I've been doing), I want to know how to just replace the existing, so that the old image isn't left lieing around, it is dumped as a thumbnail at the bottom of the page. An example of what I want to do can be seen here: (File:Euro_accession.svg) under "File history". I want this instead of having seperate files. If your struggling to understand my above text because there are bits missing, just hover over the graphs and you'll see the text. Sheffno1gunner ( talk) 06:07, 20 January 2013 (UTC)
I am part of a group working on content for a new Wiki page. I will not be submitting material but thought I should learn the editing process to be able to participate in refinement once a page is established. To that end I have been reading the edit tutorials and went to sandbox to get started.
Where in sandbox is there a "read/write" window on which to type? For example, to correct a typo such as a mispelled word, I assume word processing conventions are used such as those at work in this textbox. I cannot enter or select any portion of sandbox that accepts the cursor. I cannot make changes. On one page there is a phrase to the effect "edit below this line", bolow which the window is blank. Although I can type in this area, there is no text there to revise.
What am I missing Crodney ( talk) 00:48, 14 January 2013 (UTC)
Possibly, am I to copy material I wish to edit, paste it into the blank area, then proceed to edit in that presentation? I could spend my life in this trial and error. Is there no ABC narrative for learners that lays out the architecture of editing? I cannot understand Sandbox without an explanation much less serious editing. I fear this editing process was assembled by computer techs. Where were the English Majors? Crodney Crodney ( talk) 03:59, 16 January 2013 (UTC)
Thanks. I'm working on it. The real problem is cultural. At 83, there is an underlying chasm for many elders that the digital world will never understand. We are not privileged with time to bridge that chasm. My universe allowed me a "professional" contributing life experience without keyboard skills, with no computerization of analysis or anything else for that matter and no digital media of any kind. I have no effective contacts for explanations, learning or "tech services". Consequently, navigation and protocol for Wiki editing is more obstacle than aid. Sadly, the tool is so foreign and complex for the ignorant that participation may be impossible. Crodney ( talk) 18:14, 16 January 2013 (UTC)
I am a fan of WWE and the wikipedia pages they have, I'd also like to contribute to one of their pages in particular "List of WWE Personnel, however it is semi-protected is there a way for me to be allowed to edit this or get permission to do so? If so please tell me. ( Olfert12 ( talk) 01:27, 21 January 2013 (UTC)
Dear Host,
I wrote this article http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Abhijeet_Sinha_Sinha/sandbox but it got declined due to inadequate reliable sources. I edited it again and attached reliable sources. But Its not getting any response from editors, I don’t know how to send it or make it visible to editors. Please help.
Abhijeet Sinha Sinha ( talk) 20:57, 20 January 2013 (UTC)
{{subst:submit}}
to the top of the page to add it to the list of articles to be assessed. This might take some time as there are about 400 articles awaiting assessment/review. Can I ask you one question now - your username and the article subject are the same. Are you writing about yourself? If so, you should be aware that autobiographies are discouraged as, even with the best intentions, staying neutral can be very difficult.
NtheP (
talk)
21:52, 20 January 2013 (UTC)Wh46 2013 ( talk) 17:28, 20 January 2013 (UTC) I created an article(Wassim Michael Haddad) in sandbox and it has been published. However, I mistakenly created several other same pages(User:Wh46 2013/Sandbox, Wassim M. Haddad, Wikipedia:Wassim Michael Haddad). Can anybody help me to delete or remove them? I already put proposed deletion. But I still want the deletion faster, as they are really confusing.
Another question. The wiki link for the published article is " http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Wassim_Michael_Haddad". Can someone help me to change it to " http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wassim_Michael_Haddad"? Wh46 2013 ( talk) 17:28, 20 January 2013 (UTC)
Thank you! But when I tried to google "wassim haddad wikipedia", the resulted wiki pages are the delete ones, not the article "Wassim Michael Haddad". Wh46 2013 ( talk) 22:20, 20 January 2013 (UTC)
Hello,
I´ve read Emmanuel Jal´s Wikipedia english version article, but I am spanish speaker, and thing it will be useful for spanish language natives to access a spanish version of the article.
In " http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Translation" I found that sentence: "To request a translation of an English Wikipedia article into another language, click on a sidebar link to do so at the appropriate foreign-language Wikipedia."
Following that indication I went to " http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmanuel_Jal" looked at the sidebar, and under Languages didn't found a "Spanish" Link. How my I preoceed to ask for that traduction then ?
I aknowledge in advance any help you can bring me on this,
Cordially Marcelo Mas, Montevideo,Uruguay 190.135.23.40 ( talk) 14:32, 20 January 2013 (UTC)
Where can I learn easy to use formats for pages, that can be given a more attractive look? Does Wikipedia offer any course for such a need? Ajayupai95 ( talk) 13:15, 20 January 2013 (UTC)
( Discussion moved) -- Carrot Lord ( talk) 07:40, 20 January 2013 (UTC)
I have taken a look at Wikipedia:Subpages. However, I am confused on a few points:
Thanks for the help! -- Carrot Lord ( talk) 05:59, 20 January 2013 (UTC)
This is to do with a problem with the graph chronology for next UK election. Note: when a small image appears, hover over it with your mouse to read the complete the sentence.
Ok, so this page has always had a chart but due to the continuous updates with the addition of new polls the chart needs updating every once in a while. This has meant that there are now an abundance of unwanted/out of date files on wikipedia, which should really belong in the chronology of the
. As you can see from the chronology all is well for the chronology of that page until it stops at May 2012, the final update.
The next image to be uploaded was a
, this chart and the
were used simultaneously for a period. That is until the data for 2011 and 2012 was updated to the
30px|talk page to accommodate the new format (due to the addition of UKIP's column). This is a recent occurance. I was the one that uploaded the new data a few days ago, I also created a
to see us through until we could get a new version of the favoured chart to cover May 2010-Present Day.
A
exists, this preceded my chart, it was made in error, I discovered the lines were too thick for interpretation, therefore this image needs to be deleted, as it is in effect a duplicate. I do not know how to delete this image, or suggest deletion, can someone help/delete it for me? I'll see to it that there are comments on that page.
Since my chart was uploaded, I have uploaded the data to the
talk page, for
User:Wavehunter to update the chart that preceded mine to include the data from 2010 and 2011. The reason for this is that Wavehunter's chart was the one that had consensus. In the meantime
Impru20 has uploaded
. Since then Wavehunter has uploaded his updated chart which is now (by consensus) the
.
To summarise what I need help with doing/for someone to do for me:
All of these listed graphs need to be added to the chronology of the
and not be as separate pages. In chronological order the follow should be added to the chronology:
Note: Please do not include: the
as it is useful on other pages and does not fit in the chronology (as does not include 2010or11!
I would really appreciate someone doing this for me, as I am likely to make a mistake with it being multiple edits and my 1st time doing this. Could you also leave a note explaining how to do this for future reference on the talk page for the benefit of myself and future editors.
I also want to know how to do this so that I can use my new skill on another page, I have another picture that I need to replace/update but I want to do it properly! So once I know what I'm doing and once someone has done this for me I will be able to see to things like this in the future.
Many Thanks Sheffno1gunner ( talk) 21:55, 13 January 2013 (UTC)
This didn't answer my question! I was indeed talking about the 2nd thing you described with thumbnails. Could you please tell me how to link all these images under 1 tittle with one set of thumbnails as you described. All you have done is described back to me what I had described to you, except in better terminology! That was not at all helpful! I will ask this for the 4th time on wiki (in various places) HOW DO I DO THIS? Please cut the crap and just tell me! I'm not studying for a degree in bullsh1t so please spare me the opening lecture!
All images apart from the 2012 image need to be included as they replace one another! How do you this? Or could you do it for me? Sheffno1gunner ( talk) 05:44, 20 January 2013 (UTC)
Tedakaemod ( talk) 01:31, 20 January 2013 (UTC) With color and no inner lines. Tedakaemod ( talk) 01:31, 20 January 2013 (UTC)
If the same reference is used several times in an article, how do you format to prevent duplication in the reference list? Case in point: Sarah Reinertsen Sportygeek ( talk) 08:06, 19 January 2013 (UTC)
<ref name=Test>
to the reference tag. For example, instead of...<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.challengedathletes.org/atf/cf/{10e89006-a432-401e-bc75-805e68ce5c27}/SarahReinertsen.pdf|title=Sarah Reinertsen|publisher=Challenged Athletes Foundation|accessdate=18 Jan 2013}}</ref>
<ref name=ChallengedAthletes>{{cite web|url=http://www.challengedathletes.org/atf/cf/{10e89006-a432-401e-bc75-805e68ce5c27}/SarahReinertsen.pdf|title=Sarah Reinertsen|publisher=Challenged Athletes Foundation|accessdate=18 Jan 2013}}</ref>
<ref name="Test" />
without being duplicated in the reference list. Basic steps:
<ref name="Name of reference" />
I've recently had an article removed as it was deemed too promotional and not ambiguous enough, is there an editor who could check my sandbox before making the article Live to check it is inline with the Wiki guidelines?. Thanks, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Murklemark/sandbox ( Murklemark ( talk) 15:33, 17 January 2013 (UTC))
Thanks, ( Murklemark ( talk) 16:26, 17 January 2013 (UTC))
Try, for example, Photon Paint. When I try to edit it, I get the subject of the article and (Section) displayed next to it. How do I edit the entire (short :-) article?
Many thanks,
Yuval
Yuvalg9 ( talk) 16:26, 21 January 2013 (UTC)
Click on the button that says edit and you should open the entire page for editing. If it doesn't work, please stop by here again. NtheP ( talk) 16:41, 21 January 2013 (UTC)
I need help with two things:
1) I'm trying to upload a picture (File:Lawrance A. Bohm from Bohm Law Group website.jpg). I sent an email to the permissions email showing that I had permission from the copyright holder to upload the picture, but nothing happened. See below.
2) Also, see message from Jim below. He stated "The third is that the WP:EN article-to-be (Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Lawrance A. Bohm) reads like a sales brochure for Mr. Bohm's services. I am uncomfortable with Commons supporting what looks like a publicist's work. Bradley J. Mancuso, who is our requester here and the sole author of the article at WP:EN, works for Mr. Bohm."
I have tried really hard to follow the instructions for creating a new page. I've provided a bunch of sources to demonstrate the notoriety of the subject and I've worked to keep the page neutral. I've followed formats of similar pages. This page is no different than these pages:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Lanier
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloria_Allred
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Dominguez_%28lawyer%29
I could list several more.
Can you please help me? What do I need to do?
Here are past messages regarding this page/image:
Regarding the below file/image, I was given this response: File:Lawrance A. Bohm from Bohm Law Group website.jpg
I have been given full permission to use this picture. The owner of this picture is Lawrance A. Bohm. He personally took the picture, posted it on another website, and owns the copyright. Mr. Bohm has given me full permission to use this picture. Bjm99c (talk) 01:23, 7 January 2013 (UTC)
Not done. OTRS permission from the copyright holder is needed before the file can be restored. INeverCry 03:07, 7 January 2013 (UTC)
Please see below message from the copyright holder of this image giving permission to use this file/image.
Bradley J. Mancuso
From: Lawrance Bohm Sent: Monday, January 07, 2013 2:04 PM
Yes to both questions.
Kind regards,
Lawrance A. Bohm
On Jan 7, 2013, at 3:53 PM
> Please respond to these questions: > > Are you the copyright holder of the attached picture? > Do I have permission to use the attached picture on Wikipedia? > > Image: Lawrance A. Bohm from Bohm Law Group website.jpg > > Bradley J. Mancuso > > <lawrance-bohm.jpg>
Bjm99c (talk) 21:25, 8 January 2013 (UTC)
Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose I have three problems with this.
The first is that this appears to be a professional, posed, portrait. It looks to me very unlikely that the subject took it himself as claimed above. It is far more likely that the copyright is owned by the photographer.
The second is that the permission above is very casual. There is absolutely no indication that Mr. Bohm understands that he is licensing the use of his image for use anywhere, including commercial use and derivative works. Although it doesn't say so, I think what appears above amounts to a Wikipedia only license.
The third is that the WP:EN article-to-be (Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Lawrance A. Bohm) reads like a sales brochure for Mr. Bohm's services. I am uncomfortable with Commons supporting what looks like a publicist's work. Bradley J. Mancuso, who is our requester here and the sole author of the article at WP:EN, works for Mr. Bohm.
Therefore, as INC says above, we need both a license from the actual photographer, using the procedure at Commons:OTRS and some consideration of whether this violates COM:ADVERT. . Jim . . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 22:31, 8 January 2013 (UTC) Bjm99c (talk) 20:39, 19 January 2013 (UTC)
Bjm99c ( talk) 05:55, 21 January 2013 (UTC)
thank you for viewing my message basically i am a digital music platform, which consists of pr, public relations. i have an up an coming artist who is real hot, and i wanted to create a biography and submit it on wikipedia. i know that you guys don't encourage autobiographies because getting them verified can be a pain, plus they can be very one sided and biased. so of course HE ISN'T going to write his biography, but i am as his pr guy. is that ok, and if yes, how do i go about submitting it? i am new to wikipedia, today is my first day! thank you very much in advance
( Mutechqi ( talk) 04:11, 21 January 2013 (UTC)
I am having trouble getting one of my references to format properly in the page that I am working on at Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Mandolin Society. The URL has square brackets in it. I've tried both the usual "ref" format and the "cite" format, and the whole URL is not being accepted, only the part up to the square bracket. Is there a trick? — Anne Delong ( talk) 21:59, 19 January 2013 (UTC)
with %5B
and
with %5D
. If you have problems with these or any other special character have a look at
Help:URL or come back and ask here.
NtheP (
talk)
22:33, 19 January 2013 (UTC)Thanks for the help. I should have thought of trying that myself, since I am familiar with ASCII coding. I'll know what to do next time. — Anne Delong ( talk) 19:44, 21 January 2013 (UTC)
Can someone help with the iw links at hr:Naglasak? I am trying to fix confused iw's across 60 projects, but the WP-hr article has been protected; that one project will disrupt all the rest once the iw bot starts. (The confusion is accent = stress vs. accent = regional speech. It's a real mess.) Thanks, — kwami ( talk) 00:53, 19 January 2013 (UTC)
I made a mistake on interstate rose ouarter max station i edited it but it still showed the mistake on the page what do i do? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dfgg ( talk • contribs) 07:56, 20 January 2013 (UTC)
Earlier today I was typing a question into the text box on this page. I had typed about a paragraph when all of a sudden the whole thing just disappeared, and the previous version of the page without my question and without the text box was displayed. I know that I didn't click on the "cancel" button because it was off the screen at the time. This happened once before, only that time the section that I had typed was added to the page, ending in the middle of a sentence. Has anyone else had this experience, or is it something weird with my computer? — Anne Delong ( talk) 21:34, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
I added a picture to my page at Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Mandolin Society and then found I had a better version of the same picture. I managed to figure out how to upload the replacement, I thought, but now when I click on the picture instead of a larger version it sends me to the information page about the picture.
It also asks for categories. I managed to use something called Common Sense to find a couple of relevant categories. The picture info page said to put them in the photo discription, but didn't say where. I tried a couple of spots, but the page kept asking for categories. It also asked me to "notify the uploader", but didn't say how, so maybe this is the problem. Maybe the old version of the photo wasn't so bad... can anyone help? — Anne Delong ( talk) 20:25, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
Categories±
If you click on the ± you can add, delete or amend the categories. The first time you do this then adding any number of categories removes the {{uncategorised}}
tag that gave you the message about the file not belonging to any categories.[[File:The Mandolin Society of Peterborough's first concert, 9 June 2006, St John's Guild Hall, conductor Curtis Driedger standing at left.jpg|thumb|300px|The Mandolin Society of Peterborough's first concert, 9 June 2006, St John's Guild Hall, conductor Curtis Driedger standing at left]]
. It's the 300px that controls size, increase that and you increase the size of the image on the page. Try experimenting by changing the figure and then previewing the result before you finally save.
NtheP (
talk)
21:43, 22 January 2013 (UTC)![]() | This is an archive of past discussions. Do not edit the contents of this page. If you wish to start a new discussion or revive an old one, please do so on the current talk page. |
Archive 65 | ← | Archive 69 | Archive 70 | Archive 71 | Archive 72 | Archive 73 | → | Archive 75 |
how to upload picture in article 106.222.132.252 ( talk) 18:37, 17 January 2013 (UTC)
I am new one in Wikipedia, so i have no idea about how to add new article. I would like to add an article about Dr. VelukuttY Arayan, a multifarious genius who marked his foot prints in the history of Kerala. He was a social reformer, scholar, editor, litterateur, scientist, and physician who practiced all branches of medicine. An article in Wikipedia is very helpful to people to know more about Mr.Velukutty Aryan. So please help me to add a new article in Wikipedia. Paikrishnan ( talk) 05:29, 16 January 2013 (UTC)
Hi, I'm new to Wikipedia, and I have a question regarding section links.
I already know how to provide links in Wikipedia articles to sections of other articles, but how would I create a link to a section within one of these sections, such as one with a heading of "===(text)==="?
I would greatly appreciate your response.
JPaestpreornJeolhlna ( talk) 04:35, 20 January 2013 (UTC)JPaestpreornJeolhlna (즈팻프럴느 젏흘나) JPaestpreornJeolhlna ( talk) 04:35, 20 January 2013 (UTC)
for signup, how would I look at existing usernames? example wwwqwww 69.248.170.139 ( talk) 00:16, 20 January 2013 (UTC)
watch?v=Swund4B3-2k&list=PLO-lWlZQoUgvnAwawLZRZAOGEbi5ZOzb9
Put www.youtube.com/
in front of that page query. This is a playlist on YouTube describing how to use Wiki Markup.
Constructive criticism is welcome. Would this be useful for people who have not tried MediaWiki markup, or not? What can be improved?
In this video, we construct a new article known as interdimensional being, add some scholarly citations, and much more. We encourage newcomers to begin by editing existing articles, and then move on to creating articles (notable ones) only when they are experienced enough.
2 out of 4 videos have been uploaded as of this writing.
Thanks for any responses. -- Carrot Lord ( talk) 15:28, 19 January 2013 (UTC)
How appropriate is it to make major revisions to an article? I've been looking at trying to revise the article Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act for at least an hour now, and I'm not exactly sure where I should begin, since this is my first real attempt at trying to fix up a Wikipedia article. Part of me just wants to get in there and go all gung-ho English Professor on it, but I'd like to get some feedback from the rest of the Wikipedia community before I just start fixing huge chunks of an article. Henrythekittie ( talk) 07:15, 19 January 2013 (UTC)
I have tried 4 times to get a Wiki page accepted for the Bosman Twins. They are accomplished, EMMY Award Winners and are respected musicians within the Jazz Genre. Wikipedia has allowed pages for other jazz musicians with much less in terms of history and credentials. I am so confused. What am I doing wrong? I put a lot of work into the article and I don't want to lose this valuable history. How long can I keep the article in the sandbox as I find additional 3rd party sources to support my case?
108.203.30.123 ( talk) 02:27, 19 January 2013 (UTC)
If you take a look at the article on "Solomon Kimball House (Wenham, Massachusetts)" you'll see that the footnote reference numbers appear inline with text, but don't appear in the "Notes" section. What am I doing wrong? 108.20.20.229 ( talk) 01:03, 19 January 2013 (UTC)
YOU DID NOT PUT A REFLIST OR REFERENCES AT THE BOTTOM
My daughter has been part of two movies and her name appears both on IMDB and in Swedish Filminstitute database. The moviepage (Once upon a time in Phuket) has her name and when I tried to add very basic information about her this was deleted twice even though I made reference to both the sites. Why is this? All the other actors and actresses have their personal page so what is different? Erfo02 ( talk) 21:14, 17 January 2013 (UTC)
Hi! I've been working on a page about the Mandolin Society of Peterborough. I decided to put it through the Articles for Creation process to see what others thought about its notability. It didn't get that far, however. It was rejected because the reviewer said it sounded like an advertisement. I have read it over, and can't find any biased language or unsupported praise, so I'm not sure what I need to change in this respect. I'd welcome any advice. The page is at Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/Mandolin_Society. I've added a few more references since it was reviewed, and reorganized it a bit. Thanks, — Anne Delong ( talk) 18:30, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
This is to do with a problem with the graph chronology for next UK election. Note: when a small image appears, hover over it with your mouse to read the complete the sentence.
Ok, so this page has always had a chart but due to the continuous updates with the addition of new polls the chart needs updating every once in a while. This has meant that there are now an abundance of unwanted/out of date files on wikipedia, which should really belong in the chronology of the
. As you can see from the chronology all is well for the chronology of that page until it stops at May 2012, the final update.
The next image to be uploaded was a
, this chart and the
were used simultaneously for a period. That is until the data for 2011 and 2012 was updated to the
30px|talk page to accommodate the new format (due to the addition of UKIP's column). This is a recent occurance. I was the one that uploaded the new data a few days ago, I also created a
to see us through until we could get a new version of the favoured chart to cover May 2010-Present Day.
A
exists, this preceded my chart, it was made in error, I discovered the lines were too thick for interpretation, therefore this image needs to be deleted, as it is in effect a duplicate. I do not know how to delete this image, or suggest deletion, can someone help/delete it for me? I'll see to it that there are comments on that page.
Since my chart was uploaded, I have uploaded the data to the
talk page, for
User:Wavehunter to update the chart that preceded mine to include the data from 2010 and 2011. The reason for this is that Wavehunter's chart was the one that had consensus. In the meantime
Impru20 has uploaded
. Since then Wavehunter has uploaded his updated chart which is now (by consensus) the
.
To summarise what I need help with doing/for someone to do for me:
All of these listed graphs need to be added to the chronology of the
and not be as separate pages. In chronological order the follow should be added to the chronology:
Note: Please do not include: the
as it is useful on other pages and does not fit in the chronology (as does not include 2010or11!
I would really appreciate someone doing this for me, as I am likely to make a mistake with it being multiple edits and my 1st time doing this. Could you also leave a note explaining how to do this for future reference on the talk page for the benefit of myself and future editors.
I also want to know how to do this so that I can use my new skill on another page, I have another picture that I need to replace/update but I want to do it properly! So once I know what I'm doing and once someone has done this for me I will be able to see to things like this in the future.
Many Thanks Sheffno1gunner ( talk) 21:55, 13 January 2013 (UTC)
This didn't answer my question. I was indeed talking about the 2nd thing you described with thumbnails. Coud you please tell me how to link all thesem images under 1 thumbnal. All images apart from the 2012 image need to be included as they replace one another! How do you this? Or could you do it for me? Sheffno1gunner ( talk) 23:36, 18 January 2013 (UTC)
Basically in short: I want to know how to replace an image. There are a number of images on wiki, that replace one another other. I.e. instead of loading up a new seperate file (which is what I've been doing), I want to know how to just replace the existing, so that the old image isn't left lieing around, it is dumped as a thumbnail at the bottom of the page. An example of what I want to do can be seen here: (File:Euro_accession.svg) under "File history". I want this instead of having seperate files. If your struggling to understand my above text because there are bits missing, just hover over the graphs and you'll see the text. Sheffno1gunner ( talk) 06:07, 20 January 2013 (UTC)
I am part of a group working on content for a new Wiki page. I will not be submitting material but thought I should learn the editing process to be able to participate in refinement once a page is established. To that end I have been reading the edit tutorials and went to sandbox to get started.
Where in sandbox is there a "read/write" window on which to type? For example, to correct a typo such as a mispelled word, I assume word processing conventions are used such as those at work in this textbox. I cannot enter or select any portion of sandbox that accepts the cursor. I cannot make changes. On one page there is a phrase to the effect "edit below this line", bolow which the window is blank. Although I can type in this area, there is no text there to revise.
What am I missing Crodney ( talk) 00:48, 14 January 2013 (UTC)
Possibly, am I to copy material I wish to edit, paste it into the blank area, then proceed to edit in that presentation? I could spend my life in this trial and error. Is there no ABC narrative for learners that lays out the architecture of editing? I cannot understand Sandbox without an explanation much less serious editing. I fear this editing process was assembled by computer techs. Where were the English Majors? Crodney Crodney ( talk) 03:59, 16 January 2013 (UTC)
Thanks. I'm working on it. The real problem is cultural. At 83, there is an underlying chasm for many elders that the digital world will never understand. We are not privileged with time to bridge that chasm. My universe allowed me a "professional" contributing life experience without keyboard skills, with no computerization of analysis or anything else for that matter and no digital media of any kind. I have no effective contacts for explanations, learning or "tech services". Consequently, navigation and protocol for Wiki editing is more obstacle than aid. Sadly, the tool is so foreign and complex for the ignorant that participation may be impossible. Crodney ( talk) 18:14, 16 January 2013 (UTC)
I am a fan of WWE and the wikipedia pages they have, I'd also like to contribute to one of their pages in particular "List of WWE Personnel, however it is semi-protected is there a way for me to be allowed to edit this or get permission to do so? If so please tell me. ( Olfert12 ( talk) 01:27, 21 January 2013 (UTC)
Dear Host,
I wrote this article http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Abhijeet_Sinha_Sinha/sandbox but it got declined due to inadequate reliable sources. I edited it again and attached reliable sources. But Its not getting any response from editors, I don’t know how to send it or make it visible to editors. Please help.
Abhijeet Sinha Sinha ( talk) 20:57, 20 January 2013 (UTC)
{{subst:submit}}
to the top of the page to add it to the list of articles to be assessed. This might take some time as there are about 400 articles awaiting assessment/review. Can I ask you one question now - your username and the article subject are the same. Are you writing about yourself? If so, you should be aware that autobiographies are discouraged as, even with the best intentions, staying neutral can be very difficult.
NtheP (
talk)
21:52, 20 January 2013 (UTC)Wh46 2013 ( talk) 17:28, 20 January 2013 (UTC) I created an article(Wassim Michael Haddad) in sandbox and it has been published. However, I mistakenly created several other same pages(User:Wh46 2013/Sandbox, Wassim M. Haddad, Wikipedia:Wassim Michael Haddad). Can anybody help me to delete or remove them? I already put proposed deletion. But I still want the deletion faster, as they are really confusing.
Another question. The wiki link for the published article is " http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Wassim_Michael_Haddad". Can someone help me to change it to " http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wassim_Michael_Haddad"? Wh46 2013 ( talk) 17:28, 20 January 2013 (UTC)
Thank you! But when I tried to google "wassim haddad wikipedia", the resulted wiki pages are the delete ones, not the article "Wassim Michael Haddad". Wh46 2013 ( talk) 22:20, 20 January 2013 (UTC)
Hello,
I´ve read Emmanuel Jal´s Wikipedia english version article, but I am spanish speaker, and thing it will be useful for spanish language natives to access a spanish version of the article.
In " http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Translation" I found that sentence: "To request a translation of an English Wikipedia article into another language, click on a sidebar link to do so at the appropriate foreign-language Wikipedia."
Following that indication I went to " http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmanuel_Jal" looked at the sidebar, and under Languages didn't found a "Spanish" Link. How my I preoceed to ask for that traduction then ?
I aknowledge in advance any help you can bring me on this,
Cordially Marcelo Mas, Montevideo,Uruguay 190.135.23.40 ( talk) 14:32, 20 January 2013 (UTC)
Where can I learn easy to use formats for pages, that can be given a more attractive look? Does Wikipedia offer any course for such a need? Ajayupai95 ( talk) 13:15, 20 January 2013 (UTC)
( Discussion moved) -- Carrot Lord ( talk) 07:40, 20 January 2013 (UTC)
I have taken a look at Wikipedia:Subpages. However, I am confused on a few points:
Thanks for the help! -- Carrot Lord ( talk) 05:59, 20 January 2013 (UTC)
This is to do with a problem with the graph chronology for next UK election. Note: when a small image appears, hover over it with your mouse to read the complete the sentence.
Ok, so this page has always had a chart but due to the continuous updates with the addition of new polls the chart needs updating every once in a while. This has meant that there are now an abundance of unwanted/out of date files on wikipedia, which should really belong in the chronology of the
. As you can see from the chronology all is well for the chronology of that page until it stops at May 2012, the final update.
The next image to be uploaded was a
, this chart and the
were used simultaneously for a period. That is until the data for 2011 and 2012 was updated to the
30px|talk page to accommodate the new format (due to the addition of UKIP's column). This is a recent occurance. I was the one that uploaded the new data a few days ago, I also created a
to see us through until we could get a new version of the favoured chart to cover May 2010-Present Day.
A
exists, this preceded my chart, it was made in error, I discovered the lines were too thick for interpretation, therefore this image needs to be deleted, as it is in effect a duplicate. I do not know how to delete this image, or suggest deletion, can someone help/delete it for me? I'll see to it that there are comments on that page.
Since my chart was uploaded, I have uploaded the data to the
talk page, for
User:Wavehunter to update the chart that preceded mine to include the data from 2010 and 2011. The reason for this is that Wavehunter's chart was the one that had consensus. In the meantime
Impru20 has uploaded
. Since then Wavehunter has uploaded his updated chart which is now (by consensus) the
.
To summarise what I need help with doing/for someone to do for me:
All of these listed graphs need to be added to the chronology of the
and not be as separate pages. In chronological order the follow should be added to the chronology:
Note: Please do not include: the
as it is useful on other pages and does not fit in the chronology (as does not include 2010or11!
I would really appreciate someone doing this for me, as I am likely to make a mistake with it being multiple edits and my 1st time doing this. Could you also leave a note explaining how to do this for future reference on the talk page for the benefit of myself and future editors.
I also want to know how to do this so that I can use my new skill on another page, I have another picture that I need to replace/update but I want to do it properly! So once I know what I'm doing and once someone has done this for me I will be able to see to things like this in the future.
Many Thanks Sheffno1gunner ( talk) 21:55, 13 January 2013 (UTC)
This didn't answer my question! I was indeed talking about the 2nd thing you described with thumbnails. Could you please tell me how to link all these images under 1 tittle with one set of thumbnails as you described. All you have done is described back to me what I had described to you, except in better terminology! That was not at all helpful! I will ask this for the 4th time on wiki (in various places) HOW DO I DO THIS? Please cut the crap and just tell me! I'm not studying for a degree in bullsh1t so please spare me the opening lecture!
All images apart from the 2012 image need to be included as they replace one another! How do you this? Or could you do it for me? Sheffno1gunner ( talk) 05:44, 20 January 2013 (UTC)
Tedakaemod ( talk) 01:31, 20 January 2013 (UTC) With color and no inner lines. Tedakaemod ( talk) 01:31, 20 January 2013 (UTC)
If the same reference is used several times in an article, how do you format to prevent duplication in the reference list? Case in point: Sarah Reinertsen Sportygeek ( talk) 08:06, 19 January 2013 (UTC)
<ref name=Test>
to the reference tag. For example, instead of...<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.challengedathletes.org/atf/cf/{10e89006-a432-401e-bc75-805e68ce5c27}/SarahReinertsen.pdf|title=Sarah Reinertsen|publisher=Challenged Athletes Foundation|accessdate=18 Jan 2013}}</ref>
<ref name=ChallengedAthletes>{{cite web|url=http://www.challengedathletes.org/atf/cf/{10e89006-a432-401e-bc75-805e68ce5c27}/SarahReinertsen.pdf|title=Sarah Reinertsen|publisher=Challenged Athletes Foundation|accessdate=18 Jan 2013}}</ref>
<ref name="Test" />
without being duplicated in the reference list. Basic steps:
<ref name="Name of reference" />
I've recently had an article removed as it was deemed too promotional and not ambiguous enough, is there an editor who could check my sandbox before making the article Live to check it is inline with the Wiki guidelines?. Thanks, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Murklemark/sandbox ( Murklemark ( talk) 15:33, 17 January 2013 (UTC))
Thanks, ( Murklemark ( talk) 16:26, 17 January 2013 (UTC))
Try, for example, Photon Paint. When I try to edit it, I get the subject of the article and (Section) displayed next to it. How do I edit the entire (short :-) article?
Many thanks,
Yuval
Yuvalg9 ( talk) 16:26, 21 January 2013 (UTC)
Click on the button that says edit and you should open the entire page for editing. If it doesn't work, please stop by here again. NtheP ( talk) 16:41, 21 January 2013 (UTC)
I need help with two things:
1) I'm trying to upload a picture (File:Lawrance A. Bohm from Bohm Law Group website.jpg). I sent an email to the permissions email showing that I had permission from the copyright holder to upload the picture, but nothing happened. See below.
2) Also, see message from Jim below. He stated "The third is that the WP:EN article-to-be (Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Lawrance A. Bohm) reads like a sales brochure for Mr. Bohm's services. I am uncomfortable with Commons supporting what looks like a publicist's work. Bradley J. Mancuso, who is our requester here and the sole author of the article at WP:EN, works for Mr. Bohm."
I have tried really hard to follow the instructions for creating a new page. I've provided a bunch of sources to demonstrate the notoriety of the subject and I've worked to keep the page neutral. I've followed formats of similar pages. This page is no different than these pages:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Lanier
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloria_Allred
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Dominguez_%28lawyer%29
I could list several more.
Can you please help me? What do I need to do?
Here are past messages regarding this page/image:
Regarding the below file/image, I was given this response: File:Lawrance A. Bohm from Bohm Law Group website.jpg
I have been given full permission to use this picture. The owner of this picture is Lawrance A. Bohm. He personally took the picture, posted it on another website, and owns the copyright. Mr. Bohm has given me full permission to use this picture. Bjm99c (talk) 01:23, 7 January 2013 (UTC)
Not done. OTRS permission from the copyright holder is needed before the file can be restored. INeverCry 03:07, 7 January 2013 (UTC)
Please see below message from the copyright holder of this image giving permission to use this file/image.
Bradley J. Mancuso
From: Lawrance Bohm Sent: Monday, January 07, 2013 2:04 PM
Yes to both questions.
Kind regards,
Lawrance A. Bohm
On Jan 7, 2013, at 3:53 PM
> Please respond to these questions: > > Are you the copyright holder of the attached picture? > Do I have permission to use the attached picture on Wikipedia? > > Image: Lawrance A. Bohm from Bohm Law Group website.jpg > > Bradley J. Mancuso > > <lawrance-bohm.jpg>
Bjm99c (talk) 21:25, 8 January 2013 (UTC)
Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose I have three problems with this.
The first is that this appears to be a professional, posed, portrait. It looks to me very unlikely that the subject took it himself as claimed above. It is far more likely that the copyright is owned by the photographer.
The second is that the permission above is very casual. There is absolutely no indication that Mr. Bohm understands that he is licensing the use of his image for use anywhere, including commercial use and derivative works. Although it doesn't say so, I think what appears above amounts to a Wikipedia only license.
The third is that the WP:EN article-to-be (Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Lawrance A. Bohm) reads like a sales brochure for Mr. Bohm's services. I am uncomfortable with Commons supporting what looks like a publicist's work. Bradley J. Mancuso, who is our requester here and the sole author of the article at WP:EN, works for Mr. Bohm.
Therefore, as INC says above, we need both a license from the actual photographer, using the procedure at Commons:OTRS and some consideration of whether this violates COM:ADVERT. . Jim . . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 22:31, 8 January 2013 (UTC) Bjm99c (talk) 20:39, 19 January 2013 (UTC)
Bjm99c ( talk) 05:55, 21 January 2013 (UTC)
thank you for viewing my message basically i am a digital music platform, which consists of pr, public relations. i have an up an coming artist who is real hot, and i wanted to create a biography and submit it on wikipedia. i know that you guys don't encourage autobiographies because getting them verified can be a pain, plus they can be very one sided and biased. so of course HE ISN'T going to write his biography, but i am as his pr guy. is that ok, and if yes, how do i go about submitting it? i am new to wikipedia, today is my first day! thank you very much in advance
( Mutechqi ( talk) 04:11, 21 January 2013 (UTC)
I am having trouble getting one of my references to format properly in the page that I am working on at Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Mandolin Society. The URL has square brackets in it. I've tried both the usual "ref" format and the "cite" format, and the whole URL is not being accepted, only the part up to the square bracket. Is there a trick? — Anne Delong ( talk) 21:59, 19 January 2013 (UTC)
with %5B
and
with %5D
. If you have problems with these or any other special character have a look at
Help:URL or come back and ask here.
NtheP (
talk)
22:33, 19 January 2013 (UTC)Thanks for the help. I should have thought of trying that myself, since I am familiar with ASCII coding. I'll know what to do next time. — Anne Delong ( talk) 19:44, 21 January 2013 (UTC)
Can someone help with the iw links at hr:Naglasak? I am trying to fix confused iw's across 60 projects, but the WP-hr article has been protected; that one project will disrupt all the rest once the iw bot starts. (The confusion is accent = stress vs. accent = regional speech. It's a real mess.) Thanks, — kwami ( talk) 00:53, 19 January 2013 (UTC)
I made a mistake on interstate rose ouarter max station i edited it but it still showed the mistake on the page what do i do? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dfgg ( talk • contribs) 07:56, 20 January 2013 (UTC)
Earlier today I was typing a question into the text box on this page. I had typed about a paragraph when all of a sudden the whole thing just disappeared, and the previous version of the page without my question and without the text box was displayed. I know that I didn't click on the "cancel" button because it was off the screen at the time. This happened once before, only that time the section that I had typed was added to the page, ending in the middle of a sentence. Has anyone else had this experience, or is it something weird with my computer? — Anne Delong ( talk) 21:34, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
I added a picture to my page at Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Mandolin Society and then found I had a better version of the same picture. I managed to figure out how to upload the replacement, I thought, but now when I click on the picture instead of a larger version it sends me to the information page about the picture.
It also asks for categories. I managed to use something called Common Sense to find a couple of relevant categories. The picture info page said to put them in the photo discription, but didn't say where. I tried a couple of spots, but the page kept asking for categories. It also asked me to "notify the uploader", but didn't say how, so maybe this is the problem. Maybe the old version of the photo wasn't so bad... can anyone help? — Anne Delong ( talk) 20:25, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
Categories±
If you click on the ± you can add, delete or amend the categories. The first time you do this then adding any number of categories removes the {{uncategorised}}
tag that gave you the message about the file not belonging to any categories.[[File:The Mandolin Society of Peterborough's first concert, 9 June 2006, St John's Guild Hall, conductor Curtis Driedger standing at left.jpg|thumb|300px|The Mandolin Society of Peterborough's first concert, 9 June 2006, St John's Guild Hall, conductor Curtis Driedger standing at left]]
. It's the 300px that controls size, increase that and you increase the size of the image on the page. Try experimenting by changing the figure and then previewing the result before you finally save.
NtheP (
talk)
21:43, 22 January 2013 (UTC)